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Roles As Bishop | Roles As Teacher | Education
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| Birth |
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December 24, 1928 - Killaly, Saskatchewan |
| Priestly Ordination |
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July 7, 1957 - Roviano, Rome, Italy |
| Episcopal Consecration |
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March 12, 1974 |
ROLES AS BISHOP
| 1974 |
March 28; Installation as third Bishop of Kamloops, B.C. |
| 1974-1979 |
Secretary - British Columbia & Yukon Conference of Bishops |
| 1974-1980 |
Secretary - Western Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| 1974-1982 |
State Chaplain - Knights of Columbus of the B.C. & Yukon jurisdiction |
| 1974-1982 |
Liaison Bishop & Chaplain - Catholic School Trustees Assn. of B.C. |
| 1976-1983 |
Member - Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Theology Commission |
| 1977-1981 |
Member - Administrative Board of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| 1979-1981 |
Member - CCCB Pastoral Team for Study and Action |
| 1981-1983 |
Representative of Western Conference of Bishops of the Administrative Board of CCCB |
| 1982 |
June 23; Installation as fourth Archbishop of Winnipeg |
| 1982-1991 |
Member - Saint Paul's College Board, University of Manitoba |
| 1982 |
October; Elected as one of four Canadian delegates to the 1983 Synod in Rome dealing
with reconciliation |
| 1983-1991 |
Chairman - Conference of Bishops of Manitoba |
| 1983-1988 |
Member - CCCB Episcopal Commission for Christian Education |
| 1984-1990 |
Member - Sacred Congregation for Bishops, Rome |
| 1987-1989 |
Member - National Catholic - Lutheran Dialogue |
| 1989-1991 |
Member - CCCB Social Communications Commission |
| 1989-1993 |
Representative of Western Region of Bishops on the Permanent Council, CCCB |
| 1990-1992 |
Member - CCCB Ad Hoc Committe on Sexual Abuse |
| 1991-1993 |
Member - CCCB Theology Commission |
| 1991 |
August 15; Installation as seventh Archbishop of Vancouver |
| 1991- |
Chairman - B.C. & Yukon Conference of Bishops |
| 1992-1995 |
Member - CCCB Working Group Residential Schools |
| 1993-1995 |
Member - CCCB Programmes & Priorities Committee |
| 1993-1995 |
President - CCCB Theology Commission |
| 1995- |
Member - CCCB Theology Commission |
| 1995- |
Chairman - CCCB Catholic Organization for Life and Family |
| 1997- |
Chairman - CCCB Catholic Organizatoin for Life and Family |
ROLES AS TEACHER
| 1960-1964 |
Professor at St. Charles Scholasticate, Battleford, SK |
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Major Subjects Taught: Moral Theology, Pastoral Theology, Liturgy, Catechetics |
| 1965-1971 |
Rector/Superior of St. Charles Scholasticate, Battleford, SK |
| 1971-1972 |
Returned to teaching moral theology at St. Charles Scholasticate |
| 1972-1974 |
Professor of moral theology, Newman Theological College, Edmonton, AB |
| 1960-1982 |
Extensive lecturing and retreat work across Canada |
| 1960-1982 |
Contributor to Catholic press |
EDUCATION
EARLY EDUCATION |
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Attended rural school near Killaly, SK |
| Worked on father's farm in Killaly four years before going on to high school |
| 1946-1947 |
Grades 9 & 10: St. Jospeh's College, Yorkton, SK |
| 1947-1950 |
Grades 11, 12 & first year Arts: St. Thomas College, Battleford, SK |
LATER EDUCATION |
| 1950-1951 |
Oblate Fathers' novitiate, St. Norbert, MN |
| 1951-1958 |
Masters of Philosophy & Theology, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome |
| 1958-1960 |
Doctoral Studies in Theology, University of Ottawa |
DEGREES |
1953 |
Baccalaureate (Bachelors Degree) in Philosophy (B.Ph.) |
| 1954 |
Licentiate (Master Degree) in Philosophy (L.Ph.) |
| 1956 |
Baccalaureate (Bachelors Degree) in Theology (S.T.B.) |
| 1958 |
Licentiate (Masters Degree) in Theology (S.T.L.) |
| 1960 |
Doctorate in Theology (S.T.D.) at Ottawa University |
| 1963 |
Doctoral Dissertation: Theology of Marriage, published by University of Ottawa |
PERSONAL
INFORMATION
| Family |
Living - one sister residing in Saskatchewan |
| Deceased - two sisters & four brothers |
| Languages |
English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Spanish |
| Hobbies |
Music, golf, reading |
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